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Recent Examples of court-martial
The Pentagon’s decision avoids a court-martial for Kelly, who would have been subjected to a military tribunal.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2026
The Pentagon in November announced a probe of Kelly for his involvement with the video, and said that further actions could include a recall to active duty and a court-martial proceeding.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
The administrative action, which is a less serious action than a court-martial, will result in a reduction in rank and Kelly's retirement pay, a process Hegseth says will take 45 days.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2026
Quornelius Radford, 28, is scheduled to appear in a courtroom at Fort Stewart a week after Army prosecutors referred his case to a general court-martial, which handles cases involving the most serious crimes under military law.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2026
The Pentagon in November announced a probe of Kelly for his involvement with the video, and said that further actions could include a recall to active duty and a court-martial proceeding.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
The administrative action, which is a less serious action than a court-martial, will result in a reduction in rank and Kelly's retirement pay, a process Hegseth says will take 45 days.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2026
Quornelius Radford, 28, is scheduled to appear in a courtroom at Fort Stewart a week after Army prosecutors referred his case to a general court-martial, which handles cases involving the most serious crimes under military law.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for court-martial
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And men like Lang Long, a Cambodian who was trafficked and sold into the Thai fishing industry, are modern-day Billy Budds in a system that lacks even the rough justice of a drumhead court-martial.—
Alyssa Rosenberg,
Washington Post,
12 Sep. 2019
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Virginia’s supreme court Friday gave the green light to a planned referendum on a Democratic redistricting map that aims to flip four Republican congressional seats, although the justices are still hearing arguments about whether the plan would be legal.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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The tire dealers come under the closing order in the recent supreme court ruling affecting gasoline stations, according the the mayor.—
From staff reports,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
5 Feb. 2026
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There is little doubt that the EPA’s repeal is headed back to the high court.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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The high court declined to hear an appeal challenging the endangerment finding as recently as 2023.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Most are evasive, a few are obsequious, many are defiant, a few are enraged, and all appear to feel their lives slipping away under the seemingly boundless force of judicial inquisition.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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With that and a few more inquisitions from Farley, Webster opened up about his life story, starting with living in his van for two years.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
10 Jan. 2026
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Along with several other teachers, Aziz is put on administrative leave and forced to eventually defend himself in a kangaroo court, where a state attorney mounts evidence of Aziz’s supposedly seditious behavior.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Kinda like all that Canton surveillance video in 2022 that would have spared Karen Read the burden of having to go through those two trials in the kangaroo court.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
20 Aug. 2025
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Uludag denied the accusations during questioning, insisting that his posts were legitimate criticism made in his capacity as a judiciary reporter, according to court documents published by Cumhuriyet newspaper.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Chief Justice John Roberts said in his 2024 year-end report on the federal judiciary that the number of threats and communications targeting judges had tripled over the prior decade.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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When Liverpool signed teenager Rio Ngumoha from Chelsea, the fee for the winger went to a tribunal.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Republican parties have already appealed the decision to the state’s Appellate Division and also directly to the state’s highest tribunal, the Court of Appeals in Albany.—
Jeffrey M. Wice,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Court-martial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/court-martial. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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